Wire container



Nov. 20, 1945.

R. MESSENGER ETAL WIRE CONTAINER Filed Aug. 26, 1944 w z w J O I: M W g u fignjp .1 n W a a m 0w E 1:; n v w w u u v a m w 2 w w 2 wm Patented Nov. 20, 1945 WIRE CONTAINER Robert P. Messenger, Kenilworth, and Lee H. Kaupke and Russell R. Haney, La Grange, Ill., assignors to International Harvester Company, a corporation of New Jersey Application August 26,- 1944, Serial No. 551,344

8 Claims.

This invention relatesto a new and improved wire container and is especially adapted for use on a wire tying hay baling machine.

An important object of the present invention is to provide a wire container from which a strand of wire may be continuously extracted without tangling or becoming snarled so as to hinder continuous tying of bales.

Another important object of this invention is the provision of means for providing an open top wire container which is constructed in such a manne that rain or other precipitation is prevented irom entering the chamber containing the coil of wire to be used in tying bales,

Another and still further important object of the present invention is to provide a wire container wherein a coiled wire is submerged in oil to prevent rusting and to facilitate easy removal of a single strand of the coil of wire.

A still further important object of this invention is to provide a wire container and wire removal means which consists of a plurality of concentric circular elements.

Other and further important objects will become apparent from the disclosures in the following specification and accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the wire container of this invention; and

Fi 2 is a sectional view of the wire container taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

As shown in the drawing:

The reference numeral It! indicates generally a U-shaped or trough-like circular receptacle adapted to receive a coil of wire designated by the numeral II. The receptacle H3 is liquid-tight, and as will be readily seen the coil of wire H is covered with an oil l2 to prevent rusting or other erosion of the wire and also to contribute to the easy removal of the end strand l3 of the coil of The inner circumference M of the U-shaped container I0 is inclined inwardly at its upper end. The outer circumference l5 of the U-shaped receptacle or container H] forms a vertical wall at right angles to the base l5 of the container IS.

A cent-rally positioned frusto-conical member I! has its lower small diameter end flared outwardly as shown at l8. The outwardly flared rim |8 of the member I1 is adapted to partially telescope the inner inclined wall M of the wire container l0 and is welded thereto to form a rigid construction. The upper peripheral circular edge or the large diameter end of the member I! is rolled, as shown at I9, so that it presents a smooth curved surface over which the strand of wire I3 may freely pass.

A top portion of the container 20 includes a cylindrical member 2| which is adapted to snugly engage by means of a partial telescoping of the outer wall l5 of the base or container member l0. The lower edge of the cylindrical member 2| is rolled outwardly, as shown at 22, and this circular rolled edge 22 is adapted to rest on a ledge 23 formed by intermittent outward projections of the wall l5. These projections 23 may consist of any number around the periphery of the wall l5, but it would be sufficient if there were only two at diametrically opposed points in order to limit the extent of the telescoping of the member 2| over the wall I5. These two cylindrical members l5 and 2| are securely fastened together by means of bolts 24 which are adapted to pass outwardly through holes in the cylindrical wall l5 and to extend through slots 25 in the lower edges of the cylindrical member 2|. Wing nuts 26 are manually screwed on to the bolts 24 and are so fixed that they compress spacers 21 against the surface of the cylindrical wall 2|, whereby the cylindrical members l5 and 2| are securely fastened to each other. The uppe portion 2|] of the container is easily removed from the base or con,- tainer portion ID by simply loosening the wing nuts 26 and vertically lifting the upper member 20 from the lower member ID. This lifting is permitted because of the slots 25 in the cylindrical portion 2| of the upper membe 20.

This upper member 20 further includes a frustoconical hood 28 which may be formed integrally with the cylindrical portion 2| or may be welded or otherwise attached to the cylindrical member 2|, as shown at 29. The upper rolled edge 3!) of the conical member 28 has 'a circumference of less magnitude than the circumference of the rolled rim IQ of the inner cone' IT. This feature prohibits rain or snow, falling vertically, from entering the wire chamber IE3. If rain were permitted to contact the coil of wire I I, it would undoubtedly cause rusting and might possibly damage the wire to such an extent that it could not be used. This particular construction which prevents rain from reaching the wire chamber permits visual inspection of the wire extruded from the container, whereas a simple cover would prevent the operator of the baler or other machine, wherein wire is used, from watching the removal and hence he would be unable to know Whether the wire was kinked o tangled.

A restricted circular guide 3| is positioned centrally of the entire container so that it is concentric with the container and also the rolled edges I9 and 30. This guide 3| includes a central aperture 32 and an outwardly rolled flange 33. As shown in the drawing, the guide 3| is supported by three brackets 34 spaced at intervals of 120. It must, of course, be realized that this guide 3| may be supported in any suitable manner and by an number of brackets. The brackets 34 are welded or otherwise fastened to the iriner surface of the cone H at 35 and at their other ends are attached to ribs 36 within the guide 3| by means of rivets 31 or the like.

The strand of wire I3, taken from the coil of wire I I, proceeds upwardly through the space between the rolled rims l9 and30", riding or sliding over the large roll [9 and thereupon proceeds radially inwardly over the curved flange 33" of the guide 3|, and thence downwardly through the central aperture 32 of the guide.

The construction shown and described is conducive to easy wire removal from. acoil. ofwire with the chances of the wire becoming, tangled reduced to a minimum.

What is claimed is;

1.. A wire container adapted. toper-mit withdrawal ofa single strandof wire, comprising a circularreceptacle U-shaped in cross-section. for holding av coil of wire, an. upstanding member supported b the inner periphery of theU-shaped receptacle having. a circular upper rim, and. a central guide supported within and adjacent the upper edge of saidcircular. rim, said central guide having a downwardly and inwardlycurved flange conducive toeasy passage of. a strand. of wire.

2. A wire container. comprising acircular trough receptacle for holding a' coilof. wire, a frusto-conical member supported. by the inner wall of the. receptacle and extending upwardly and. outwardly and terminating in a circular rolled rim; and means associated with-the outer wall. of. said reeeptaclefor cooperating with. said frustovconicalmember to prevent, rain from en.- tering said trough receptacle nd whereby a sin: gle. strand. of the top:- of. said coil.- of wire-may.- be withdrawnfrom. the, receptacle. over said rolled 3.. A. wire container comprising. a circular trough receptacle, a coiloflwire in saidgreceptacle, an-inner frusto-conical member supported by the inner; wall. of. the receptacle and extending" upwardly and outwardly andanouter. frusto-conical member supported. bytheouter. wall of the receptacle and. extending upwardly and. inwardly so that. the upper circular edge of, the outer. frustorconicalmember vertically covers the upper circular. edge of the. inner. frustoeconical member, whereby rain is.precludedv from vertically, entering the receptacle.

4. A wire container comprising a circular trough receptaclaa (10111 or wire in said receptacle,, an inner frusto-coni'cal. member supported by. the inner wall of; the receptacle. and xtending upwardly and outwardly and an outer frustoconical member supported by the outer wall of the receptacle and extending upwardly and inwardly so that the upper circular edge of the outer frusto-conical member vertically covers the upper circular edge of the inner frusto-conical member, and an inner central guide supported within. the innerfrust'o-conical member whereby a strand of wire from the coil is carried upwardly over the circular edge of the inner frusto-conical member and thence downwardly through the central guide.

5. A wire container including an open top circular trough receptacle for a coil of wire submerged in a lubricant, an inner frusto-conical memberattached to said receptacle and extending upwardl and outwardly and terminating in a circular. rolled edge, an outer frusto-conical member attached to said receptacle and extending upwardly and inwardly and terminating above and in a smaller diameter circular rolled edge than the circular edge of the; inner frustoconical member.

6. A wire container including an opentop circular trough receptacle for a coil of-wire submerged in a lubricant, an inner frusto-conical member attachedto said receptacle. and. extending upwardly and outwardly and terminating in a circular rolled edge, an outer frusto-conical member attached to said receptacle and extending upwardly and inwardly and terminating above and in a smaller diameter circular rolled edge than the circular edge. of the inner frustoconical member, and a central guide member having a curved flange with a central aperture whereby a single strand of. the coil. of wire. pro ceeds upwardly between the rolled: edges of the frusto-conical members, over the: curved flange of the guide member. and thencedownwardly through the aperture.

'7. A wirecontainer comprising: a. substantially circular receptacle providing an annular cham ber to house a coil of wire, the.chamber. formed by annular walls relatively inclined. toform a narrow annular guidethroat for. astrandof-wire being'withdrawn fromthe. annular chamber, said receptacle being axially hollow and open. at. its opposite ends, an axially disposed annular guide carried by the inner Wall orthechamber in; the aXial hollow portion of the receptacle so that the strand of wire reeled from the. guide throat passes over the annular. guide and then axially therethrough and through said axial hollow portion. of the receptacle.

8.- A wire container asin claim '7 in which the annular chamber is liquid tight to carry a rustinhibiting liquidinwhich the. coil of wire is immersed.

ROBERT P.v MESSENGER.

RUSSELL R. RANEY. 

